FIFA Ballon D'Or 2010
The inaugural FIFA Ballon D'Or awards, a merger between the FIFA World awards and the longer established France Football Ballon D'Or, has taken place in Zurich to honour football's finest in 2010. The winners are as follows:
- World Player of the Year - Lionel Messi
- Women's World Player of the Year - Marta (Brazil)
- Coach of the Year - Jose Mourinho
- Women's Coach of the Year - Silvia Neid (Germany)
- Team of the Year - Iker Casillas, Maicon, Lucio, Gerard Pique, Carles Puyol, Wesley Sneijder, Xavi, Andres Iniesta, Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, David Villa
- Fair Play Award - Haiti U-17 women's team
- Presidential Award - Archbishop Desmond Tutu
- Puskas award (goal of the year) - Hamit Altintop
Ballon d'Or
Short lists for the FIFA Ballon d'Or 2010
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